Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the highest-paid and lowest-paid full-time employee in her Department.

The Office for National Statistics publish the salary ratio of highest to median earners for each Civil Service organization. These ratios are published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics and can be found on the Office for National Statistics website:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/civilservicestatistics/2016